Her-bergi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Her-bergi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 her-bergi

n. (her-byrgi, Gþl. 139, Stj. 204), [A. S. hereberga or herebeorga; Old Engl. herberowe, harbrough, and herber (Chaucer); mod. Engl. harbour, arbour; mid. H. G. herberge; Germ. herberge; Swed. herberge; hence Ital. albergo and Fr. auberge]:—a harbour (prop. ‘host-shelter’):

2 her-bergi

1. an inn; herbergi þar er menn drukku inni, Fb. i. 347: allit., hús ok herbergi, Fms. i. 104, Edda 147 (pref.); var þeim vísat í gesta-hús til herbergis, Edda 60; vera at herbergi (to lodge) í húsum e-s, Clem. 35; taka sér h., to take lodgings, Sks. 31.

3 her-bergi

2. a closet, room, Stj. 1, 204, 520, Fms. xi. 117, Eg. 525; konungs h., a king’s closet, Ó. H. 117, Gþl. 139.

4 her-bergi

COMPDS: herbergismaðr, herbergissveinn.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛁᚱ-ᛒᛁᚱᚴᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
allit.
alliteration, alliterative.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
Fr
French in etymologies.
Fr.
French in etymologies.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
Ital.
Italian.
l.
Linnæus.
lit
literally.
lit.
literally.
m.
masculine.
mid. H. G.
Middle High German.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
pref.
preface.
prop
properly.
prop.
properly.
S.
South, Southern.
Swed
Swedish.
Swed.
Swedish.

Works & Authors

Clem.
Clements Saga. (F. III.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fr.
Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)

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